When an Iranian missile slammed into this central Israeli city, Miryam was huddled inside the concrete safe room in her family’s apartment. Miryam was unscathed by the blast. But four people in the building next door were killed, and the explosion blew off the doors to the apartment and destroyed the kitchen and bathroom. “This was the scariest thing I’d ever experienced,” said Miryam, who spoke to AP on condition that her last name not be used because she serves in the military. “But the right thing is to attack Iran; I don’t want them to have this power over us.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long identified Iran as Israel’s greatest enemy, citing its hostile rhetoric and support for terror groups and its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

The IDF issues a new evacuation warning in the southern Gaza Strip, slightly expanding a large no-go zone.

Senator Bernie Sanders took the unusual step Tuesday of stepping into New York City’s mayoral race, publicly backing Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist candidate aiming to lead the nation’s largest city.
This marks the first time Sanders has inserted himself into a Democratic mayoral primary in New York City. The Vermont senator issued a call for sweeping change just days ahead of the June 24 vote.
“At this pivotal and dangerous moment in American history, status quo politics is not good enough,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement.

A third victim of the Iranian missile attack that struck a high-rise building in Petach Tikvah in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning was identified as Daisy Yitzchaki, H’yd, 85. Yitzchaki’s aide was injured in the strike. Two more victims of the missile strike on the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa were also identified: Uri Levy, H’yd, 58, and Igor Fradkin, H’yd, 50. The two men, along with the previously identified victim, Dani Avraham, H’yd, worked at the refinery. Levy, z’l, a resident of Haifa, left behind his wife, three children, and a granddaughter. Fradkin, z’l, a resident of Kiryat Ata, left behind three children. The three men took shelter in the most protected room in the refinery before the strike but a fire broke out at the site, trapping them inside. Hashem Yikom Damam.

FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER GALLANT: “If you would ask them whether it was a good idea to start a war against Israel when they hit us first on April 14th, 2024 with 100 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones and UAVs, I’m sure they will tell you it was a wrong decision.” “The distance between Tehran and Beirut, or Tel Aviv, is 1,000 miles. What is it that the Iranians are looking for in this region beside creating a war against Israel through their agents, their proxies.”

Family getting up: Monday (6/23/25)Morning Mrs. Margo Goldstein Sister

Kraft Heinz announced on Tuesday it will stop using artificial colors and dyes from products sold in the U.S. following sustained pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The food giant, which produces Kraft Mac & Cheese, Heinz Ketchup, Capri-Sun and many more products, said it will remove all artificial coloring from its products by 2027 and will not release any additional foods containing synthetic dyes in the interim.

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app. Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for another 75 days after a potential deal to sell the app to American owners was put on ice. “Probably yeah, yeah,” he responded when asked by reporters on Air Force One whether the deadline would be extended again. Trump also said he thinks Xi would “ultimately approve” a deal to divest TikTok’s business in the United States. He indicated in an interview last month with NBC that he would be open to pushing back the deadline again. If announced, it would be the third time Trump has extended the deadline. The first one was through an executive order on Jan.

BERLIN (JTA) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed gratitude about Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear program.